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1966

April 23, 1966: The National Collegiate Athletic Bureau is separated into publishing and public relations functions. The new College Athletics Publishing Service is moved to Phoenix.

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April 23, 1966: The Theodore Roosevelt Award, the Association’s highest honor, is established. Dwight Eisenhower receives the first award at the 1967 Convention, where 12 astronauts who won varsity letters also are honored.

April 23, 1966 21

New York Mets win Tom Seaver Lottery

April 3, 1966 20

Don Drysdale Sets Record

March 30, 1966 20

Adolph Rupp Sets Record

March 19, 1966 23

March 19, 1966: Texas Western College (now UTEP) defeats Kentucky in the basketball final with a starting team consisting entirely of black players.

March 19, 1966 22

March 11, 1966: Kentucky Wesleyan wins the College Division Basketball Championship, the first of eight Division II titles between 1966 and 2001.

March 11, 1966 19

Casey Stengel Claims Title

March 8, 1966 20

Judge Robert Cannon Makes History

March 5, 1966 21

Jan. 11, 1966: The first Honors Luncheon is conducted at the 60th Convention (50 government officials — including three Cabinet members, 17 senators and 30 congressional representatives — are honored).

January 11, 1966 22
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